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KOPN Thomaston-Upson County Airport
Thomaston, Georgia, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: OPN
Lat/Long: 32-57-18.0060N / 084-15-50.8810W
32-57.300100N / 084-15.848017W
32.9550017 / -84.2641336
(estimated)
Elevation: 798 ft. / 243.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (1995)
From city: 5 miles NE of THOMASTON, GA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 30286

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1994
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: OPN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1800
FOR AFT HRS SVC CALL 706-647-7143.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MALSR RY 30 AND PAPI RYS 12 & 30 - CTAF. MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET MED INTST DUSK-2200; AFTER 2200 ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 133.975 (706-646-4123)
ATLANTA APPROACH: 119.6 7000 & ABV 124.2 BLO 7000 [0600-0000]
ATLANTA DEPARTURE: 119.6 7000 & ABV 124.2 BLO 7000 [0600-0000]
WX AWOS-3 at 6A2 (16 nm N): 119.750 (770-227-3934)
  • ATLANTA LARGE TRACON IS PROVIDING PART-TIME APCH/DEP SVC 0615-0000; ATLANTA ARTCC PROVIDES APCH/DEP SVC 0000-0615 ON FREQS 134.5/360.75 (MACON RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MCNr296/34.9MACON VORTAC114.2001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
YATES302/4.433903WOP --- .--.
GRIFFIN192/13.941204WJHH .--- .... ....
COWETA COUNTY132/28.923403WEQQ . --.- --.-
PINE MOUNTAIN081/31.427203WPIM .--. .. --
MONTEZUMA344/37.642604WIZS .. --.. ...
BAY CREEK323/39.035003WBEP -... . .--.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 6351 x 100 ft. / 1936 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 20.0
Double wheel: 50.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 32-57.557500N32-57.042783N
Longitude: 084-16.388067W084-15.305933W
Elevation: 786.0 ft.797.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 122 magnetic, 119 true302 magnetic, 299 true
Displaced threshold: 650 ft.no
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 38 ft. trees, 1720 ft. from runway, 490 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear25 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 500 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF THOMASTON
P O BOX 672
THOMASTON, GA 30286
Phone 706-647-6633
Manager: MITCH ELLERBEE
2347 DEL RAY ROAD
THOMASTON, GA 30286
Phone 706-647-4500

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 62
Single engine airplanes: 54
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Ultralights: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 44/day *
62% local general aviation
38% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 21 April 2005

Additional Remarks

GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FLT SVCS.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 30   download (214KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 30   download (200KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

6A2 - Griffin-Spalding County Airport (16 nm N)
6A1 - Butler Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
4A7 - Clayton County Airport - Tara Field (26 nm N)
KFFC - Peachtree City Airport-Falcon Field (29 nm NW)
KPIM - Harris County Airport (32 nm W)
 
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From to KOPN

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1210:12
Sunrise06:3910:39
Sunset20:2700:27
Evening civil twilight20:5500:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2008 16:33:02
Local (UTC-4)  13-May-2008 12:33:02
 
METAR
KOPN 131622Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM CLR 22/11 A3013 RMK AO1
TAF
KMCN 
35nm SE 
131134Z 131212 00000KT P6SM SKC FM1400 04006KT P6SM SKC FM1800 12007KT P6SM SCT250 FM0300 13004KT P6SM FEW200 FM0800 12002KT P6SM SCT200
KWRB 
40nm SE 
131313 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS T26/21Z T11/12Z
KATL 
42nm N 
131134Z 131212 02004KT P6SM SKC FM1400 06006KT P6SM SKC FM1800 12007KT P6SM SCT250 FM0300 13004KT P6SM FEW200 FM0800 12002KT P6SM SCT200
KCSG 
43nm SW 
131134Z 131212 00000KT P6SM SKC FM1400 04006KT P6SM SKC FM1800 12007KT P6SM SCT250 FM0300 13004KT P6SM FEW200 FM0800 12002KT P6SM SCT200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Thomaston-Upson County Airport 706-647-4500
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FS 
SS 
100LL 
$4.65 
$4.50 
Jet A 
$4.75 
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 Updated 08-May-2008
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FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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JAMESON INN THOMASTON 4.7 
 

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DAYS INN THOMASTON GA 4.4 58-62

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